Your board's URL: http://www.yatazen.com/forumVersion of phpBB3: 3.0Was this a fresh install or a(n) update/upgrade/conversion (please be specific)? No. It happened out of the blue and I have not touched the /forum directory in weeks.Was this an install through your host? It was manual by myself months ago.MODs you have installed: Automatic Redirect.When the problem started: Today while trying to reply to a post.

ForbiddenYou don't have permission to access /forum/posting.php on this server.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.Apache/1.3.39 Server at www.yatazen.com Port 80

I have checked the file attributes of said file and it is correct, being at 644. I tried using various other numbers, including 755, but it did not help. I also attempted removing/editing the .htaccess file, but it made no difference.

I even replaced posting.php and the .htaccess file from a fresh download of phpBB3.0 and it helped none.

When searching on Google, I came across many people having the same problem, but none of their solutions worked.

I also attempted to use the restore system to restore a backup of when it worked, but it also did not help.

Cans someone please be of assistance? I'm at my whits end.

Last edited by Yatagratsu on Sun Mar 09, 2008 4:13 am, edited 1 time in total.

You can work out what it is by halving the text, posting it and seeing what happens. If it works, the trigger word is in the bit you didn't post, and if it bugs out, it's in the bit you did post. Keep halving until you work out what it is and ask your hosts if they can allow it.

You can work out what it is by halving the text, posting it and seeing what happens. If it works, the trigger word is in the bit you didn't post, and if it bugs out, it's in the bit you did post. Keep halving until you work out what it is and ask your hosts if they can allow it.

Thanks for the response!The thing is, it does not matter what's in the post. I've tried a varity of words, even just random letters, and it does not work

Could it possibly be my host made a mistake using mod_security so that it's disallowing all of this?

I have this same issue now, so if you have any help it is appreciated!

However, I created a new forum category (Name it important message, and made the description just to alert my users of the issue as its the only way to get in touch with them) and I can make posts in the new forum just fine!!! I cant still post anything in the other sections as I get the same 403 error..